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Chapter 13 Shut your Face!

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Chapter 15 Bath time

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Chapter 10 Slightly Chewed

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Chapter 16 Rule Britania

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Chapter 18 Rabbit Droppings

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Chapter 17 Collapsed Bouffant

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Chapter 19 Supertramp

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Chapter 24 Yuckety Yuck Yuck

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Chapter 23 Plastic Snowman

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Chapter 26 Little Star

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Chapter 25 Black Leather Mistletoe

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Chapter 14 Lady and the Tramp

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Chapter 22 Long Lion Days

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Chapter 3 The Wanderer

Student: Irene

Vocabulary (10 words):

1. FORK OUT ( phrasal verb): to pay an amount of money, specially unwillingly.
Ex.  He forked out ten euros for the ticket.

2. LICK ( verb): to move the tongue across the surface of something.
Ex. I can´t help licking the chocolate ice-cream in that way.

3. CUTLERY ( noun):  knives, forks and spoons used for eating food.
Ex. If only I had a silver cutlery at home.

4. MAKE OFF ( phrasal verb): to leave quickly, usually in order to scape.
Ex. The burglars made off before the police arrived.

5. LONGING ( noun): a feeling of wanting something or someone very much.
Ex. When he arrived at London airport, he had a longing for his homeland.

6. WANDERER ( noun): 1. homeless ; 2. someone who travels a lot and doesn´t have a house.
Ex. Her father was a wanderer, he never stayed anywhere for long.

7. ADAMANTLY ( adverb): it comes from adamant (adjective)which means impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision.
Ex. He answered adamantly to what I was asking.

8. STAMMER ( verb): to speak or say something with unusual pauses or repeated sounds, either of speech problems or because of fear or nervousness.
Ex. She started to sing in order not to stammer.

9. SCRUMPTIOUS ( adjective): delicious.
Ex. We ate a scrumptious cake that we had bought next to your house.

10. FAREWELL (noun): old-fashioned or formal way of saying goodbye.
Ex. He said farewell to her, as the train was leaving the station.

Summary ( 80 words):
Chloe invites Mr Stink and the Duchess to eat some sausages. While they´re enjoying that scrumptious meal, the tramp decides to ask her some personal questions about her family and home. Although she refuses to give him details
of her life, she starts thinking how miserable she feels because she´s often ignored at home. Her parents only pay attention to her little sister Annabelle who has achieved lots of podiums, certificates and trophies

Question:
What do you think it would have happened if Chloe didn´t have to come back home al 4:00  o´clock?

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Chapter 4 Drivel

Student: Alberto.

Vocabulary:

1. Stammer: Speech impediment (Tartamudear).

I spoke with a stammer till I was 12.

2. Gulp: Swallowing noise (Tragar saliva).

Sue gulped when the interviewer called her name.

3. Scour: Scrub clean (Fregar).

Scour the sink to see if you can get those stains out.

4. Confectionery: Sweets, candy (Golosinas).

Colorful plates of confectionery were set on all of the tables.

5. Harden: become hard (Endurecerse).

The lava hardened into rock as it cooled.

6. Scour: Search all over (Registrar, explorar).

We scoured the neighbourhood but couldn't find the dog.

7. Rack: Shelves (Estante).

Could you pass me a saucepan from the rack over there?

8. Tummy: Stomach (Barriga, panza).

I think Tim's been eating too many cakes; he's getting a tummy.

9. Gaze: Stare, look (Mirada).

John looked at his father with a steady gaze.

10. Tramp: Homeless (Vagabundo).

There were tramps sitting on the pavement, begging.

Summary:

This chapter starts with Chloe terrified for being late for homework hour as her mom is waiting for her at home and she doesn’t want her mother to ask questions about where she has been. Chloe was in a hurry until she saw Raj’s shop because she really loves chocolate, so she thought that she could stop there. Then Raj offers her a special deal as he has some “Rolos” out of date and hardened, but she doesn’t want to buy this, just a “crunchie”.
Chloe likes Raj as he never judges anybody whatever you ask him, so she decides to ask, looking for advice, if it’s wrong to talk to tramps, and Raj answers that it’s ok, trying to sell her something else for her new tramp friend.

When Chloe gets home, her mom is really angry because she found that in her math’s book there weren’t exercises but colorful words and pictures, so her mom gives a scolding to Chloe.

Question:

Raj offers Chloe a great bargain to buy lots of candy with a dramatic saving. What would have you done? Are you easy to persuade regarding bargains?

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Chapter 12 Pong Pong

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Chapter 1 SCRATCH "N" Sniff

Student : Asmaa
Vocabulary (10 words)

1 - Pong: is a strong , umpleasant smell.
(when we die, we're interred before we have time to pong.)

2 - Whiff : is a smell that's only smelled briefly or faintly./ is also a puff or a breath of air smoke.
( I caught a whiff of perfume in the elevator this morning.)
3 - Snappy : [especially of man's cloths or of his appearance], modern and stylish.
adj : quickly made or done.
( My neighbour has a very snappy new suit. )

4 - Tinsel : a form of decoration of thin strips of shiny metal foil.
( A Christmas tree strung with tinsel, candles, presents....etc...)

5 - Welling up : [ of a liquid ] rise to the surface and spill or be about to spill.
( She couldn't speak .She left tears welling up in his throat.)

6 - crackers : a thin , crisp wafer often eaten with cheese or other savory toppings.
( My mother always served some crackers and cheese as an appetizer.)

7 - Carols: sing Christmas song or hymns, especially in a group.
( Last Christmas, they all joined in singing the Christmas carols.)

8 - Mince pie : a small, round pie or tart containing sweet , mince meat, typically eaten at Christmas.
( If you also refused the first mince pie someone offered you over Christmas, you would then suffer bad luck !)

9 - Screw up : a situation that has been completely mismanaged or mishandled . / Verb : destroy or ruin.
( Kids always screw up when they don't listen to their parents.)

10 - Riddance : the action of getting rud of a troublesome or unwanted person or thing.
( "Good riddance. I hope I never see you again" He thought when his old car was stolen.)

Summary ( 80 words)

Chloe, a 12 years-old girl meets Mr Stink, a malodorous tramp. He's a lonely man who always sits on a bunch in town.Nobody ever comes and chat him until Chloe comes by.
Chloe is lonely too, and she loves being alone with her thoughts. She tought that this homeless tramp named for his powerful smell, had a very interesting story to tell, so she took the courage to talk to him, and to give him the five pounds sent by his aunt, but he refused.
They had a short conversation about her problem of bullying at school because of the paper stucked on her back.
They made the introductions, and she left...

Question (1)

What did Mr Stink do with the paper stucked on Chloe's back?

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Chapter 20 Grubby Toiler Roll

Student: Verónica Cárdenas

Vocabulary:

1. Cheer: To give a loud shout of approval or encouragement.
Ex. Everyone cheered as the winners received their medals.

2. Wave: To raise your hand and move it from side to side as a way of greeting someone, telling someone to do something, or adding emphasis to an expression.
Ex: I waved to/at him from the window but he didn't see me.

3. Crowd: A large group of people who have come together.
Ex: A crowd of about 15,000 attended the concert.

4. Fordward:  Towards the direction that is in front of you.
Ex: Come forward a bit and stand on the line.

5. Stood: To be in a vertical state or to put into a vertical state, especially (of a person or animal) by making the legs straight.
Ex: The audience clapped and cheered when she stood up to speak.

6. Speech: The ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language.
Ex: Do you know the words to Hamlet's famous speech at the beginning of Act III?

7. Humble: Not proud or not believing that you are important.

Ex: He's very humble about his success.

8. Wander: To walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction.
Ex: We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.

9. Makeover: A set of changes that are intended to make a person or place more attractive.
Ex: One of the prizes was a makeover at a top beauty salon.

10. Bothered. If you are bothered about something, it is important to you and you are worried about it.
Ex: He's very bothered about what people think of him.

Summary:

Mr. Stink appeared among the crowd unrolling toilet paper
where his speech was and communicates to all that he is meeting with the Prime Minister.
Immediately, he thought for to do something so important he will need a makeover. Chloe, who was listening to him, asked her sister for some makeup. Anabelle didn’t want to lend him the makeup, but finally, Chloe convinced her for that.
Later, they make up too much to Mr. Stink and spend funny time with him.
He teach them they should do things that make them happy.

Question:

Do you do something to be happy every day?

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Chloe invites Mr Stink and the Duchess to eat some sausages. While they´re enjoying that scrumptious meal, the tramp decides to ask her some personal questions about her family and home. Although she refuses to give him details 
of her life, she starts thinking how miserable she feels because she´s often ignored at home. Her parents only pay attention to her little sister Annabelle who has achieved lots of podiums, certificates and trophies

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Chapter 9 A Little Bit of Drool

Student: Juan Jiménez Quirós

Summary:

Chloe went to bed too late that night,it was almost daylight.She only could sleep several minutes because
e when she was sleeping her mother began to knock the door.Her mother needed her help on the campaign trail. Chloe thought that it was a very boring plan.She didn´t feel like getting up because she had hardly slept.

Chloe´s mother loved watching programs about politics on tv ( Chloe and his father tought even that she had fallen in love with the Prime Minister because while she was watching him on tv she used to "drool").

While Chloe was getting dressed,she was dreaming about being  a goth.She didn´t like the dress she was wearing,but his mother forced her to put it on.It was cold outside.While she looking for a coat in the room under the stairs,she heard a noise into it.She switched on the light and she saw his father hidden behind a coat.She asked his father why he wasn´t at work.He told her he had lost his job because no one bought news cars.He asked her not to say it her mother.He was frightened to tell his wife.He said she would divorce him.Chloe promised him not to say anything.

Chloe joked with him about playing guitar with his old band.He looked startled about that and he didn´t want to talk about that.Chloe knew about the band because she had found a cd in the shed.Her father was on the cd cover.

Vocabulary:

1.Duvet: A covering for a bed which is used against the cold.It can be made of several materials.The ones made quills are the expensive ones.
" If you cover with a good quality duvet at night, you won´t be cold at all".
2.To Crawl: To move close the ground  putting  on the hands and knees.This movement is usually slow.
"The soldier crawled to escape the enemy".
3.Neatly: An adverb whose meaning is the same as carefully.
"His house was neatly tidy as his mother had asked him.
4.Dishy: A person who is sexy or attractive.
"Most women think Richard Gere is really dishy.They think that way because they don´t know me by now",said Peter.
5.To Drool:To salivate(to produce saliva).
"Dogs drool when they see the food"
6.To Ooze:To flow gradually or slowly a liquid or a moisture.
"Some water is oozing from the roof because of the rain"
7. To Vet:To make an examination, of a person,an animal or a document.
"Thousands of animals will be vetted to prevent the epidemic.
8.Rustle:A sounds which is produced for example when wood is broken or bones lack calcium.
"A really scary rustle by the branches of the trees in the darkness ot the windy night.
9.To Peek: To look furtively or in a secret way through a discreet place.
"She peeked her husband because she thought he had a lover".
10.To Slam:To shut or close powerfully making a loud sound.
"If you hadn´t slammed the door,the glass of the window wouldn´t have broken.

Question:
Why do you think that Chloe´s father prefers not talking about the band in which he played guitar?

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Chapter 2 Icy Silence
Student: María José

Vocabulary

1. Air freshener: a substance or device for making the air in a room smell fresh or clean.
I went to the store to purchase one air freshener for my  house.

2. Ozone layer: a layer in the earth´s stratosphere containing a high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
We can look after the ozone layer avoiding to use air freshener, deodorant spray, and other things.

3. Unsurprisingly: It happens something that you were waiting.
Unsurprisingly, we went shopping and Mary didn´t find anything for her.

4. Edge:  border or out of something.
My cousin lives on the edge of the town.

5. I´d rather: to prefer something but in conditional.
Today, we are going to eat something out, althouh I´d rather at home.

6. Duty: things that you have to do.
With my work it is imposible to do all my duties.

7. Hiss: make a sharp sibilant sound.
His father hided her because she was hissing and that disturbed him.

8. Scoff: eat (something) quickly and greedily.
The dog scoffed all the food that was on the table.

9.Put forward: nominate, present.
At the meeting, they put forward my friend like a new president.

10. Cheekily: impertinent talk or behavior.
She laughed cheekily when he asked for marriage.

Sumary
Chloe tried hide  a sausage  in her napkin for Mr. Stink but she was seen for her mother, but she was speaking to her father and she said to him that it was for tramp´s dog.
Finally, her father  said to her that he would help her cooking a package that he had kept.

Question
Do you think that people are truely conscious about the ozone layer´s problem?

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Chapter 21 Wet Wipe
Student: Isabel Panés

Vocabulary

1.-Grin (vi.) Smile

Chloe grinned and waved goodbye as the helicopter slowly ascended

2.-Cling to [sth/sb] - (clung, clung) (vi.) Hold on tightly

She tried desperately to cling onto the grass with her claws.

3.-Blade (n) Part of propeller, leaf, sharp edge of knife

The windfrom the blades was just too strong and she shot across the garden like a furry cannonball and into the pond.

4.-Smirk (vi) Smile smugly, scornfully

The Duchess looked down from the helicopter window, smirking.

5.-Re-acquaint (sb) with (sth) (vi) Make familiar again

He was getting re-acquainted with a toffee bonbon that, from the looks of it,had been in his trouser pocket since the late 1950s.

6.-Butler (n) Servant

7.-Haughtly (adv) With disdain

“Please take a seat,” said an immaculately dressed butler haughtily.

8.-Tinsel (n) Sparkly Chritsmas decoration

The tinsel round the frames did little to counter their severe looks.

9.-Gnarled (adj) twisted, knotted

The tramp offered his own big dirty gnarled hand.

10. Hastily (adv) Too quickly

One of the herd hastily opened a folder and there was a long pause as he flicked through pages and pages of information

Summary

Mr. Stink and Chloe were invited to visit the Prime Minister who sent a helicopter to pick them up from home.

Mr. Stink didn´t show any excitement about flying or about meeting the Prime Minister but for Chloe the experience of flying was quite the opposite. She felt very special when she realized she could observe the city from that distance, making her feel like she were the center of the world.

They were received by an impacable butler. The Prime Minister appeared followed by a group of advisors. The conversation was in a relaxing tone until the P.M. was about to shake Mr. Stink´s hand and made an innapropiate comment that Mr. Stink was able to listen to.

The Prime Minister asked for a wet wipe to clean his hands when he noticed some grime on his knuckles. One of the advisers gave him one and he passed it back when he finished to clean his hands. Mr. Stink didn´t like the situation and he felt uncomfortable.

The Prime Minister told him about his intention of using him to get more votes. At the first time he found the idea interesting as he could be able to help other Homeless. The Prime Minister explained him that this was not the idea and that the plan was just make people think he would be another candidate so he could achieve more votes.

Facing this new reality, Chloe replied that he would not use him for that and for people to laugh of him.

Mr. Stink thanked Chloe for the answer she gave to the Prime Minister.

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Chloe went to bed too late that night,it was almost daylight.She only could sleep several minutes because
e when she was sleeping her mother began to knock the door.Her mother needed her help on the campaign trail. Chloe thought that it was a very boring plan.She didn´t feel like getting up because she had hardly slept.

           Chloe´s mother loved watching programs about politics on tv ( Chloe and his father tought even that she had fallen in love with the Prime Minister because while she was watching him on tv she used to "drool").

            While Chloe was getting dressed,she was dreaming about being  a goth.She didn´t like the dress she was wearing,but his mother forced her to put it on.It was cold outside.While she looking for a coat in the room under the stairs,she heard a noise into it.She switched on the light and she saw his father hidden behind a coat.She asked his father why he wasn´t at work.He told her he had lost his job because no one bought news cars.He asked her not to say it her mother.He was frightened to tell his wife.He said she would divorce him.Chloe promised him not to say anything.

              Chloe joked with him about playing guitar with his old band.He looked startled about that and he didn´t want to talk about that.Chloe knew about the band because she had found a cd in the shed.Her father was on the cd cover.

Vocabulary:

            1.Duvet: A covering for a bed which is used against the cold.It can be made of several materials.The ones made quills are the expensive ones.
      " If you cover with a good quality duvet at night, you won´t be cold at all".
            2.To Crawl: To move close the ground  putting  on the hands and knees.This movement is usually slow.
      "The soldier crawled to escape the enemy".
             3.Neatly: An adverb whose meaning is the same as carefully.
      "His house was neatly tidy as his mother had asked him.

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Chapter 5 Abandon Starbucks
student: Julia

Vocabulary.

Gallantry: the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous.

-The soldier who went with the white horse was very gallant

Hound: to disturb someone in order to humiliate him.

-A girl is hounding my son at school so I’ll meet the teacher in order to protect her.

Chamber pot: a kind of portable toilet.

-My grandfather used to have a chamber pot under his bed when I was a child.

Sigh: to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.

-I sighed when I realized everything I had to study.

Chuckle: to laugh quietly.

-I chuckled when Peter said he loved me.

Splatter: when a liquid suddenly jumps because of a movement.

-I can’t remove the oil splatter from the t-shirt.

Saunter down: to go for a walk.

-I sauntered down around the park with my grandad.

Spectacles: glasses

-I forgot my spectacles so I can’t see clearly.

Sludge: wet soil or sand.

-It is forbidden to bath in the river because of the sludge.

Shrug: to lift up the shoulders.

-I asked him if he loved me and he shrugged, so I got angry.

Summary
The first Monday morning of Christmas Chloe arrived at the bench. It was such a rainy day but she felt she had to do it. Mr. Stink got surprised when he noticed Chloe was there. They decided to go to a Coffee shop even though Chloe wasn’t sure abo. When they reached the local, everybody ran away from Mr. Stink.

Chloe told Mr. Stink how miserable and lonely her life was. Mr. Stink tried to encourage her to improve the relationship with her family.

When they left, they met a girl who insulte them and Mr. Stink help Chloe to defend herself.

Question

Do you think it was a good idea that Chloe went to visit Mr. Stink, or should he have stayed at home?

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Chapter 11 Hair Pulling
STUDENT: Natalia Trujillo

VOCABULARY

1. Glee: great merriment or delight, often caused by someone else´s misfortune.

Ex: Mary tried to hide her glee when Peter lost the bet.

2. Gulp: to gasp or swallow air, as if taking a large swallow of something liquid.

Ex: My boyfriend gulps when he tell a lie.

3. Hiss: to make a long noise like the letter ‘s’.

Ex: I was walking on the path when I heard a snake hissing in the grass.

4. Sharply: quickly and suddenly.

Ex: Prices have risen sharply this week.

5. Wail: to make sounds resembling a sorrowful cry

Ex: The child wailed unhappily.

6. Nightgown: a loose dress that women wear in bed.

Ex: Linda took a shower, brushed her hair, and put on her nightdress.

7. Eerie: strange in a frightening and mysterious way.

Ex: She heard the eerie noise of the wind howling through the trees.

8. Glow: a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity, Incandescence.

Ex: The stars glowed brightly in the night sky.

9. Shrubs: a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.

Ex: Mary planted a shrub in his garden.

10. Doom: fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one).

Ex: The fortune teller predicted the hero's tragic doom.

SUMMARY

This chapter is the most interesting until now because the Chloe´s big lie has been discovered but not at all.

When Chloe try to go to the shed to visit Mr Stink Annabelle go out from her room and she ask Chloe where she goes and what she has hidden in the shed. Therefore they have a really boiling agreement in which Chloe pull the Annabelle´s hair and because of this the little sister starts shouting, it makes her mother wake up and ask them about what has happened. Annabelle tell her about her suspicion and then Chloe´s mother makes her husband go to the shed to discover what is happening. Despite the fact that Chloe´s father go into the shed, surprisingly he says there is nothing there.

QUESTION

What do you think what would have happened if Chloe´s mother hagone to the shed inted of her father?

How would you feel if you discovered all people around you tell you lies?

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Chapter 7 A Bucket in the Corner
STUDENT: Mili Aragón.

VOCABULARY:

1- ABODE (n): A place in which a person resides.
They live in a simple abode of mud.

2-GULP (vb): To gasp or swallow air, as if taking a large swallow of something liquid.
Sue gulped when the interviewer called her name.

3-POKE OUT (vtr phrasal sep) : To stick outward. Protrude.
Her bag was open and her umbrella was poking out.

4-CHARRED: (Adj): To burn or (caused to) become reduced to charcoal.
Brent tried to make breakfast for his wife, but the eggs were runny and the toast was charred.

5-RUMMAGE THROUGH (vtr Phrasal insep) : To search thoroughly through(a place, etc.), by moving around, turning over, or looking through content.
Chloe rummaged through the box and found a pile of old CDs.

6-PERM (n): Permanent. To give a permanent to (someone, or one´s hair).
I'm tired of my straight hair, so I'm getting a perm.

7-BUZZ (v): A low, humming sound, as f bees or machinery.
The power lines buzzed unexpectedly at midnight.

8-PLANK(n): A a long, flat piece of wood, thicker that a board.
The barn floor is made of planks.

9-WILTED( v): To (cause to) become limp and drooping, as a flower.
The plants and flowers in the garden seemed to have wilted with the smell.

10-SHELTER (n)  The protection or safety given by  such a thing..
We need to seek a shelter before the storm arrives.

SUMMARY:

Cloe led Mr. Stink and the dog to the shed  placed at her parents garden.  She lied to  Mr. Stink by saying  that her parents were aware of their presence there.

Chloe organizes the shed in order to make Mr. Stink´s stay more comfortable.

By doing so, she comes across a picture of her father and  she finds out he had been in a rock  band called "the Serpents of doom" when he was younger. She was absolutely shocked.

Eventually Mr Stinks demands drink and food for himself and the dog, and a way of communicating with Cloe for further requests. At that point she realises what she has done by sheltering Mr. Stink at home.

QUESTION:
What do you think it would be Cloe parents reaction when they  find out there is a tramp living at the shed of their garden?

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Chapter 6 Soap- Dodgers
student: Antonio
Vocabulary:
- Entrust: To give a responsibility or a task to someone.
My parents entrusted me to buy the cake for the birthday.
- Dew: Small drops from condensed moisture, especially after night.
My car was cover with dew when I went out from home this morning.
- Curfew: A rule that establishes a time limit for doing something or staying
somewhere.
My child must get home before the curfew in order not to be punished
-Litterbug: Person who drops rubbish in public places.
Don't be a litterbug and throw that paper into the trash please.
-Outlaw: To prohibit something. To make something ilegal.
If the government outlawed smoking in all public places, I would be
absolutely thrilled.
-Idle: Person who doesn't work or doesn't do nothing. Lazy.
It's unlikely that I get on well with people who are idles.
- Nuisance: Something unpleasant or incovenient that causes discomfort.
The strong wind is a huge nuisance when I go running.
-Menace: Someone or something that can become dangerous and cause
harm.
Traffic is one of the greatest menaces for the enviroment.
-Slump: Sit in ungainly or heavily way .
My mother told him off so that he wouldn't slump i n the new couch.
-Shed: Structure made for people shelter or storage, usually for tools or
materials for working or gardening.
I probably won't put away my tools into the shed.
Summary:

Chloe discovers her sister with some leaflets from her mother's election campaign, which is presented to member of parliament. She gets one and begins to read the policies of her mother. All of them very restrictive and absurd, such as forbidding hoodies, prohibiting tattoos... But the what concerns Chloe the most is that her mother want to ban homeless. Chloe is worried about what will happen with her new friend Mr.stink. but she find the solution... the shed.
Question:
Video games rot the brain. Any video games (or computer games or console games or whatever the stupid things are called) to be played only  between 4:00 p.m. and 4:01 p.m. daily.
What do you think about this point of the leaflet?

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Chapter 8 Maybe It's the Drains

Student: Francisco Javier

Vocabulary:
1. twitch: (verb) Give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.
(noun) A short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.
"I don't like that place, I twitch everytime I go there"

2. timber: (noun) Wood prepared for use in building and carpentry.
(as exclamation) Used to warn that a tree is about to fall after being cut.
"These trees are being grown for timber"

3. creosote: (noun) A dark brown oil containing various phenols and other organic compounds, distilled from coal tar and used as a wood preservative.
"Avoid using wood treated with creosote, as the vapors can injure some plants"

4. tarpaulin: (noun) Heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas.
"He made a shed with some timbers and a huge tarpaulin"

5. duvet: (noun) A soft quilt filled with down, feathers, or a synthetic fibre, used instead of an upper sheet and blankets.
"Do not use a duvet, quilt or pillow until your baby is over one year old"

6. shred: (noun) (usually shreds)  A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.
(verb) Tear or cut into shreds.
"her dress was torn to shreds"

7. depict: (verb) Represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.
"The poet depicted her lover as an epic hero"

8. hoarse: (adjective) (of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting.
"I'm hoarse for so much laughing and singing last night"

9. tiptoe: (verb) Walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet.
"She tiptoed out of the room as not to wake anyone"

10. top banana: (informal) The most important person in an organization or activity.
"Marc Marquez has become top banana on the circuits"

Summary:

Chloe's mother enters the kitchen after having been working all day and notices a sickening smell. She asks Chloe why it smells so bad and Chloe respondes that it could be due to the drains. She tells Chloe that the next morning a journalist would come to interview her and that she wants her to be on her best behaviour.
Chloe asks her mother a question that makes her angry a lot. Chloe's mother immediately punishes and sends her to bed. But this is not what concerns Chloe the most..., she has moved Mr. Stink into the shed and her mother doesn't know.
Chloe is in her room and can't sleep. Mr. Stink, who is in the shed, calls her rustling a flashlight under her window. Chloe tiptoes down the stairs so as not to wake her mother and goes into the shed where Mr. Stink is. He asks Chloe to read him a story. Chloe tiptoes up the stairs back to her room to look for a book to read to Mr. Stink. But she can't find any suitable book and decides to go downstairs back to the shed.
Then Mr. Stink asks Chloe to tell him one of the stories she said she had made up. Chloe hesitates for a moment and decides to tell him a story about vampires which was torn up by her mother a couple of days before. Mr. Stink is fascinated and encourages her to write a second part.

Question:
Why did Chloe find it hard to get to sleep that night?